Why is Joe Biden campaigning for Donald Trump?
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The US president is helping to build Donald Trump’s southern border wall. What is he …
On Ammar al-Baluchi
Over 20 years ago, Ammar al-Baluchi was snatched from the streets of Karachi, and then delivered to the CIA several days later. …
When it comes to immigration policy, Biden is increasingly Trump-like
In The Guardian, I argue that when it comes to immigration policy–especially on the US’s southern border–what we really need is a …
Biden is throwing migrants under the bus to appease Republican fearmongering
In this piece, for The Guardian, I argue that while the Biden administration criticizes conservatives as anti-immigrant, it pursues policies not so …
Allah supreme: how Pharoah Sanders found freedom and rebellion in Islam
The legendary jazz musician Pharoah Sanders left us in 2022, moving me to write this piece on the influence of Islam on …
Division Is America’s Natural State
Did the War on Terror, with its brazen contempt for existing institutions and established rule of law, launch the USA’s latest creep …
The Problem With Jihad, Rehab Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion
For The Nation, I weighed in on a documentary that is prompting much commentary. My take? The idea that a white woman …
Interviewed for Hulu Documentary
I was pleased to be interviewed for the ABC News / Hulu Original documentary “The Murders Before the Marathon.” The documentary is …
Journey to Guantánamo
I went to the American penal colony in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. I was there as a journalist, to cover pre-trial motion hearings …
They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine
Are Ukrainians more deserving of sympathy than Afghans and Iraqis? Many seem to think so, and I investigate this problem in an …